S4. Case 3: The Platte County Poltergeist
Uncanny
BBC
4.7 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Lisa and her young family build their dream home in rural Missouri. Before they’ve even unpacked, strange events begin. Lights switch themselves on each night, footsteps echo around empty rooms, objects move by themselves.
As events escalate, is Lisa imagining things or is someone living there alongside them? And how can a brand-new house be haunted?
Written and presented by Danny Robins Experts: Ciaran O’Keeffe and Jim Harold Editing and sound design: Charlie Brandon-King Music: Evelyn Sykes Theme music by Lanterns on the Lake Script editor: Dale Shaw Development producer: Sarah Patten Production manager: Tam Reynolds Commissioning executive: Paula McDonnell Commissioning editor: Rhian Roberts Produced by Danny Robins and Simon Barnard
A Bafflegab and Uncanny Media production for BBC Radio 4
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| 0:31.5 | So if you like this podcast, head over to BBC Sounds where you'll find plenty more. How can a brand new property be haunted? I wish I knew. Meet Lisa. In the year 2000, she and her husband Derek built their own home in Platte County, Missouri, rural farmland not too far from Kansas City. |
| 0:58.0 | It was nine acres with four bedrooms upstairs, just a really nice place to raise the kids. |
| 1:05.8 | Lisa would have scoffed back then as they moved their young family into their shiny new home. |
| 1:10.5 | But there are some people who believe there is such a thing as bad land, and that whatever |
| 1:16.4 | you build on it, somehow that badness will seep through. |
| 1:21.0 | I still have nightmares about that house. We were terrified, literally terrified. |
| 1:27.0 | This episode we have a brand new case to investigate, one that will take us to the Midwest and a family trapped by fear in the house that they designed themselves. |
| 1:38.0 | But as ever, are we witnessing something genuinely paranormal or can we explain it? |
| 1:43.7 | Lisa how does Derek feel about you talking to me about this? |
| 1:47.0 | I got one thing to say if this causes that crap to come back to this house |
| 1:51.2 | I'm gonna come look for you. I'm |
| 1:53.0 | I'm Danny Robbins and this is uncanny USA. |
| 1:57.0 | I have this thought it knocks on walls inside my mind. |
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